4-halo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid derivatives and methods for producing same



United States Patent 3,043,874 4-HALO-3-SULFAMOYLBENZOIC ACID DERIVA- TIVES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME Horace A. De Wald and Milton L. Hoefle, Ann Arbor, Mich., assignors to Parke, Davis & Company, Detroit,

Mich, a corporation of Michigan No Drawing; Filed May 9, 1960, Ser. No. 27,487 r 11 Claims. (Cl. 260-556) The present invention relates to novel derivatives of 4-halo-3 -sulfamoylbenzic acid and to methods for producing same. More particularly, the 4-halo-3-sulfamoylhenzoic "acid derivatives with which the present invention is concerned have the following general formula Halwherein Hal represents a bromine or chlorine atom and X represents lower alkoxy,

where R represents hydrogen or a lower alkyl radical; R and R each represents hydrogen or a lower alkyl radical or in combination with and R and R are the same and represent hydrogen or lower alkyl or in combination with represent a heterocyclic radical having fewer than 6 car- 3,043,874 Patented July 10, 1962 ice anion can be produced by reacting a functional derivative of a 4-halo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid of the formula Halwith a lower alkoxyamine of the formula NH -O-lower alkyl or a hydrazine of the formula In the above formulas Hal has the hereinbefore mentioned significance and R and R both represent hydrogenor both lower alkyl or in combination with solvent medium is dioxane or a concentrated aqueous v solution of the hydrazine employed in the reaction. The hydrazine or alkoxyamine is preferably employed in excess of that required to convert the carboxylic acid derivative to the novel compounds of the invention; Where the functional derivative of the 4-halo-3-sulfamoyl'benzoic acid is the acid halide such as e.g. the acid chloride, the reaction is preferably conducted at around or less than room temperature. Where the functional derivative is an activated ester such as e.g. the cyanomethyl ester, the reaction is favored by temperatures in excess of room temperature and preferably conducted at temperatures between and 150 C.

A number of functional derivatives of the 4-halo 3- sulfamoylbenzoic acids of the above formula suitable as starting materials for use in this process can be prepared in accordance with the methods set forth in the specification of our co-pending applicaiton Serial No. 27,538,

bon atoms and A represents one equivalent of a non-toxic filed on even date herewith.

Compounds of the invention wherein X represents lower alkyl Hal- . NHtSOr- -NHNH:

with a lower molecular weight aliphatic aldehyde or ketone such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, acetaldehyde, and the like. In the above formulas Hal and R have the hereinbefore mentioned significance. Preferred lower alkyl radicals are methyl, ethyl or propyl. This reaction can be conducted by heating the hydrazide of the above formula with the selected aldehyde or ketone, suitably by employing an excess of the latter reagent as a reaction solvent. The reaction is brought to substantial completion by heating the reactants at about 50100 C., although substantial conversion to the desired reaction product takes place at a lower temperature.

Compounds of the invention having the formula Halcan be hydrogenated, by chemical or catalytic means, to produce the compounds of the invention wherein X represents lower alkyl lower alkyl In the above formulas Hal'and R have the aforementioned methylacetamide, tetrahydrofuran and-the like. The relative amount of sodium borohydride used in this process can be varied within rather wide limits, but it is preferable'in all cases to use more than the theoretical amount necessary to bring about the reduction. After the reac tion with sodium borohydride is carried out, the excess sodium 'borohydride is' decomposed by the addition of an aqueous mineral acid solution such as e.g. aqueous hydrochloric acid.

The hydrogenation can also be accomplished by catalytic means employing a suitable nickel or noble metal catalyst in a solvent medium. Some examples of solvents suitable for this purpose are methanol, ethanol and the like. The pressure, temperature and time required for the reaction vary with the activity of the catalyst employed; i

The novel 4-halo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid derivatives of the invention are useful as diuretics. They have the property of augmenting the urine volume together with cation and chloride ion excretion. They can be administered orally. A suitable oral daily dose of the compounds of the inventionis between about 0.5 and mg. per kg. of body weight. For oral administration, the products of the inventiton can be combined with either a solid or liquid carrier or diluent and made available in such conventional vehicles as tablets, capsules, powders, aqueous and non-aqueous suspensions and solutions in varying amounts. For convenience in symptomatically adjusting the dosage in accordance with the requirement of the individual patient, the dosage forms are preferably prepared so that each unit will contain 10, 50, 100 or 250 mg. of theractive ingredient.

The invention is illustrated, but not limited, by the following examples:

Example 1 5.0 g. of 4-chloro-3-sulf amoylbenzoyl chloride is added to 10.0v g. of hydrazine hydrate in 35 ml. of chilled water and the reaction mixture allowed to stand overnight. The pH of the reaction mixture is then adjusted to 7.5 with glacial acetic acid and the 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid vhydrazide collected by filtration; M.P. 211-212" C. after recrystallization from water.

Example 2 5.5" g. of 4-chloro 3, sulfamoylbenzoic acid cyanomethyl I ester is added .portionwise with stirring to 15.0 ml. of

4 15.0 ml. of water. The mixture is then cooled to 0-5 C., the pH adjusted to 7.5 with concentrated hydrochloric acid, and the 4-chloro-3- sulfamoybenzoic acid hydrazide collected by filtration, washed with water, and dried; M.P. 2l0-2l2 C.

Example 3 2.7 g. of 4-chlor0-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid cyanomethyl ester is added portionwise with stirring to 10 m1. of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine. The reaction mixture is allowed to stand at room temperature for 3 hours and the excess dimethylhydrazine evaporated in vacuo. The residue is triturated with ether, the ethereal layer decanted and the residue dissolved in 10.0 ml. of water. The pH of the aqueous solution is adjusted to 7.5 to 8.0

with 5 N hydrochloric acid and the 4-chloro-3-sulfamoyl-.

benzoic acid N ,N -dimethylhydrazide collected by filtration; M.P. -188 C. after recrystallization from water.

Similarly, by substituting 2.7 g. of 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid methoxy methyl ester for 2.7 g. of 4-chloro- 3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid cyanomethyl ester in the above procedure the same product is obtained.

Example 4 10.0 g. of 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid cyanomethyl ester is added portionwise to a mixture of 20.0 g. of hydrazine hydrate in 20 ml. of chilled water and the reaction mixture allowed to stand overnight at room temperature. The pH of the reaction mixture is adjusted to between 7.5 and 8.0 with glacial acetic acid and the 4- bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid hydrazide collected by filtration; M.P. 202-203 C. after recrystalliztaion fiom water.

4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid hydrazide p-toluenesulfonate is obtained by dissolving 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid hydrazide in absolute ethanol and adding an ethanolic solution of p-toluenesulfonic acid.

Example 5 10 g. of 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid cyanomethyl ester is added to 20 ml. of unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine. The reaction mixture is heated at reflux for 2 hours, and the excess hydrazine evaporated in vacuo. The residue is dissolved in 25 ml. of water and neutralized with 5N hydrochloric acid. The gummy product which separates is dissolved in 15 ml. of ethanol and the alcoholic solution dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate. 2 ml. of isopropanol saturated with hydrochloric acid and is then added to the dried alcoholic solution and the 4- bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N ,N -dimethylhydrazide hydrochloride which separates collected by filtrataion; M.P. 233235 C.

The 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N ,N -dimethylhydrazide is obtained by dissolving the hydrochloride in 5 parts of water and adjusting the pH to 8.0 with l N ammonium hydroxide; M.P. 183-184 C. after recrystallizaiton from Water.

Example 6 3.5 ml. of unsymmetrical diethylhydrazine is added to a stirred refluxing mixture of 4.1 g. of 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid cyanomethyl ester dissolved in 13.0 ml. of dioxane. Stirring is continued and the reaction mixture allowed to react at reflux overnight. The reaction mixture is then allowed to cool and the 4-ch1oro-3- sulfamoylbenzoic acid N ,N, -diethylhydrazide which separates on cooling is collected by filtration; M.P. 184- 186 C. after recrystallization from a dioxane.

4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N fiN -diethylhydrazide citrate is obtained by dissolving 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid hydrazide in absolute dioxane 'and adding an ethanolic solution of citric acid.

Example 7 3.5 ml. of unsymmetrical diethylhydrazine is added to a stirred refluxing mixture of 4.3 g. of 4 bromo-3- sulfamoylbenzoic acid cyanomethyl ester dissolved in 15.0 ml. of dioxane. Stirring is continued and the reaction mixture allowed to react at reflux overnight. The reaction mixture is allowed to stand at room temperature and the 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N ,N -diethyl-hydrazide which separates is collected by filtration and dried in vacuo at 50 C.

Example 8 3.0 g. of 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylhenzoic acid hydrazide is added with stirring to 50 ml. of acetone. The-reaction mixture is heated on a steam bath for 5 minutes, cooled, and the 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid isopropylidene hydrazide collected by filtration and dried; M.P. 250- Similarly, by substituting 50 ml. of acetaldehyde for the 50 ml. of acetone, 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid ethylidene hydrazide is obtained.

Example 9 5.0 g. of 4 bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid hydrazide is added with stirring to 50.0 of methyl ethyl ketone. The reaction mixture is heated on a steam bath for 5 minutes, cooled, and the 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid 2-butylidene hydrazide collected by filtration and dried invacuo at 60 C.

Similarly, by substituting 50 ml. of acetaldehyde for the 50.0 ml. of methyl ethyl ketone in the above procedure, 4- bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid ethylidene hydrazide is obtained.

Example 10 10.0 g. of 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoyl chloride is added to a mixture at 0-5 C. of an aqueous solution of 6.3 g. of methoxyamine hydrochloride and 3.0 g. of sodium hydroxide in 30 m1. of water. The reaction mixture is allowed to stand at room temperature for 2 hours and the 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzohydroxamic acid methyl ester is collected by filtration; M.P. 232-234 C. after recrystallization from 50% equeous ethanol.

The following compounds can also be prepared by reaction, in the manner described, of a 4-halo-3-sulfamoylbenzoyl chloride and the corresponding alkoxyamine:

4-brorno-3-sulfamoylbenzohydroxamic acid methyl ester 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzohydroxamic acid ethyl ester 4-chloro-3-su1famoyl benzohydroxamic acid propyl ester Example 11 N-aminoheterocyclic compound:

4-bromo-3-sulfamoyl-N-morpholinobenzamide 4-chloro-3-sulfamoyl-N-piperidinobenzamide 4-ch1oro-3-sulfarnoyl-N-pyrrolidinobenzamide 4-bromo-3-sulfamoyl-N-pyrrolobenzamide Example 12 1.4 g. of sodium borohydride is added to a mixture of 3.0 g. of 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid isopropylidene hydrazide and 4.0 g. of calcium iodide in 200 m1. of tetrahydrofuran. The reaction mixture is stirred overnight at room temperature. Stirring is discontinued and the solvent evaporated in vacuo. The residue is triturated with dilute aqueous hydrochloric acid and the pH of the mixture adjusted to between 7.5 and 8.0. The 4-chloro-3- sulfamoylbenzoic acid, N -isopropylhydrazide which separates is collected by filtration and dissolved in 15 ml. of 1N sodium hydroxide solution. The alkaline solution is neutralized with 5 N hydrochloric acid and the 4- chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N -isopropylhydrazide which separates is collected by filtration; M.P. l87-189 C. afterrecrystallization from water.

The following compounds can also be prepared by reaction, in the manner described, of the corresponding 4-halo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N -alkylidene hydrazide:

4-ch1oro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N -ethyl hydrazide 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N -ethy-l hydrazide 4chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N -ethyl hydrazide hydrochloride 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N -ethyl hydnazide ptoluenesulfonate What is claimed is: 1-. A compound of the formula Hal wherein Hal is selected from the group consisting of bromine and chlorine and X is selected from the group consisting of lower alkoxy,

wherein R is a member of the class consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; R and R are members of the group consisting of hydrogen and lower alkyl; R and R in combination are members of the group consisting of alkylene radicals of fewer than 6 carbon atoms and oxydialkylene radicals of fewer than 6 carbon atoms; and

A represents one equivalent of a non-toxic pharmaceutically-acceptable anion.

2. A compound of the formula (1) lower alkyl N H250 (LNHN lower alkyl 3. Non-toxic pharmaceutically-acceptable acid addition salts of 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N ,N -di-lower alkyl substituted hydrazides.

4. A compound of the formula 0 lower alkyl 11 NHrSOz- O-NH lower alkyl 5. Non-toxic pharmaceutically-acceptable acid addition salts of 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenz0ic acid N ,N -dilower alkyl substituted hydrazides.

6. 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N ,N -dimethylhydrazide.

7. 4-chloro-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N ,N -dimethyl hydrazide.

8. 4-bromo-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N ,N -diethy1hydrazide.

7 8 9. 4-chlor0-3-sulfamoylbenzoic acid N ,N -'diethy1hy- 2,910,488 .Novello et al; Oct. 27, 1959 drazide. 2,923,714 Gardnepet 511 Feb. 2, 1960 10. 4-bromo-3-su1 fam0yibenzoic acid hydrazide. 11. 4-chloro-3-su1famoylbenzoic acid hydrazide. OTHER REFERENCES 1 l 5 Ullmann: American Chemical Journal, v01. 16, pp. 7 References Cited in the file of th s patent 535 543 (1394) UNITED STATES PATENTS Noller: Chemistry of Organic Compounds, 1st ed.,

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